A little bit of this and that

Ali majhya ghari hi Diwali *

There is certain comfort in tradition. For me it is making karanji’s with Mom for Diwali. And that has been when I’ve been doing over the weekend at Ahmedabad.

Of course that is not the real story, you should know better by now :P. I have been sleeping, eating, fiddling with the camera – and repeat, for the last three days. To make up just a teeny tiny bit, for the impossible amount of eating, we have been taking walks in the colony. Walks that included sighting peacocks, chasing squirrels and trying to get them pose while eating chana (* them eating chana, not me jfyi I had much fancier stuff 😛 :P) holding hands, discussions on random stuff, and even more talking. I cherish these walks, which are just impossible in the city where I live.

Other times when I was awake and not eating (very rare, but there were times :P) P & I fought for and took turns to read – Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! The book is a very light read, the narration seems a bit hurried, but it is served as a very good timepass for the vacation that we had. Thank you Mr. Feynman, I think I just might have burst from the sides – given the amount of food I could have eaten, had I not been distracted by the book 😉

Sadly, all good things have to come to an end! I hate leaving heaven and coming back to office :(. But, that is just about bearable, because office is only for two more days, and then I’ll be off again 😀 😀

This being my first Diwali, there is a lot of enthusiasm, and cheer all around. Its rubbed off on me and I (very unlike me), have found a sudden interest in –

dressing up (even to the extent of wearing a saree, which will be after a very long time)

hunting for those long forgotten pieces jewellery, bought at the wedding,

colouring my hair (for the first time ever)

trying a teeny bit of make up (?)

lighting a couple of ful-jhari’s and anars

decorating the place with pretty diyas

I’m all set for the festivities, are you?

PS: I’ll be back with pictures from my trip, till then be good ;). Wish you all a very Happy and joyous Diwali. Have a loads of fun folks!

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* The title is from an old Marathi song, dunno why it popped into my head when I was scratching my head for a title.

Yay…i can’t wait for Diwali too. Am off to the sasural…but yes my sari is in place, so is my jewellery, facial done …am all set…but sob my poor little home in mumbai will be all forlorn and non diwali types 🙂

mala pan havi karanjee!! 😉 happy diwali..
I am so frustrated i wont be with my parents in india for diwali…But finding solace in the fact that this is my hubby’s and mine first diwali with ‘married’ status (i suppose this is a big deal from what mom told me.) So here I am making a lame attempt at cleaning and decorating the house and coxing hubby to make diwali sweets for me 😉

Happy divali to you ! Didnt know this was your dival-san …. (My mind temporarily went back to mine , ages ago of course.:-) So enjoy all the besan laddoos,chakalis, karanjees, chivda, chirote, kadboli , new sarees, your new hair, all the mahercha kautook, and fuss, and dont forget to enjoy some undhiyu at the end of it all….

I thought I was gonna see a peacock in the post :(. I Love festivals ever since i was a kid and Diwali is my favorite. I m nagging by dad to get me lots of crackers to burst :P. I eat a lot too…I m going and getting something to eat right now :D.